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California
1542–1850
By Doak, Robin S.
- ISBN
- 978-0-79226-391-3
- Publisher
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 2006.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
Gr 5-8 These attractive, informative titles will be useful for reports. They trace the various groups who have laid claim to or built settlements in these subject areas. In "California", they include Spanish explorers extending from "New Spain" (Mexico); English sea captain Sir Francis Drake; Russian traders sailing down from Alaska; and American seamen, merchants, and overland settlers. "Delaware" describes how Dutch, English, Swedish, and Finnish settlers all laid claim to the la...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
